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Tim Maness
Tim Maness has hosted 69 episodes.
Dr. Tim Maness
Pastoral Counselor and SpiritCare Coordinator
Dr. Maness has been working in Ministerial Care since September 1, 2010. During this time he has counseled thousands of pastoral couples through a myriad of needs. After the 2018 General Assembly, he was appointed to serve as Director of Pastoral Care and SpiritCare.
His former experience in ministry ranges from Evangelism, Youth Pastor, to being Senior Pastor to two churches. This spans 21 years of full-time ministry.
Tim Maness has a Bachelor of Science degree in Pastoral Studies from Lee University. He also has a Masters of Divinity degree from The Pentecostal Theological Seminary. In May 2014, Dr. Maness received a Doctorate of Ministry degree. His thesis was entitled, “Achieving a Salubrious Marriage among Church of God Pastors through a Debriefing Process in Ministerial Self-Care.”
Since the pandemic of 2020, Ministerial Care has seen a 380% increase in pastoral counseling. Dr. Maness has become a leader and sought-after counselor throughout the Church of God without signs of slowing down.
Dr. Maness and Melinda have been married for more than 21 years and currently reside in Cleveland, Tennessee. They have three beautiful children - Brayden, Hailey, and Lucas. -
Raymond Culpepper II
Raymond Culpepper II has hosted 30 episodes.
Raymond F. Culpepper II, M.S.
Restoration Counselor
Raymond Culpepper II serves as a counselor for The Center for Ministerial Care providing restoration counseling for pastors and their families. Raymond is passionate about the value of counseling as a ministry and has served as a Christian counselor for more than 20 years.
Raymond founded a counseling ministry in Alabama in 2002, where he facilitated countless counseling sessions, support groups, classes and seminars. Raymond also worked with Christian drug and alcohol treatment organizations, provided counseling services for other local churches, and conducted MIP and college courses. Raymond has earned a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Lee University and is currently working toward a Ph.D. in Christian Counseling.
Today, Raymond lives in Cleveland, Tennessee with is his wife Caroline and the couple’s two children, Beck and Clint.
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Jeffrey Sargent
Jeffrey Sargent has hosted 40 episodes.
Jeffrey Sargent, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Lee University
Dr. Sargent has been a professor of psychology at Lee University since Fall 2005 and served as the Chair of the Department of Behavioral & Social Sciences for 13 years.
He received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and a Master of Science in Human Environmental Sciences from the University of Alabama. He received his Master of Arts in Counseling from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Lee College (now Lee University).
